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That makes no sense. You can't just wish energy into existence with an idea. Efficiency gains aren't going to cut it with the energy consumption dynamics we h

• dllthomas 13y ago
  "You can't just wish energy into existence with an idea." Yes, I said as much. "Efficiency gains aren't going to cut it with the energy consumption dynamics we have." Maybe not; that's a broader question. The point is that you can displace some need for energy with efficiency gains or alternatives. The more energy you're using, the more of a difference an idea can make, since ideas tend to mean proportional improvements in efficiency (though not necessarily large proportions). Whether it's sufficient is a huge question that would require a lot more attention than I'm able to give this right now (which is why I've persisted in staying out of the mainline of the discussion here).